Nigeria, June 19 -- The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding an investigation into the alleged illicit transfer of £400,000 from Nigeria to the United Kingdom.

According to UK court documents, the money was allegedly transferred out of Nigeria through unlicensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators between April and May 2015 by Marshall Katung, a Nigerian senator representing Kaduna South. Mr Katung's wife, Abigail Katung, told the court that the funds were used to make an initial deposit on a £1,000,000 property in the UK.

The petition, signed by HEDA's Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, was addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Olanipe...